Tobias Hilburger (1819 - 1903)

Born 11 Aug 1819 in Kaimling, Vohenstrauß, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bavaria, Germany

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Died 28 Aug 1903 at age 84 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hilburger Name Study.

Tobias Hilburger migrated from Germany to USA.

He was named after his uncle Tobias Troppmann, who was married to his mother's sister and served as his godfather^[1].

Tobias had a child out of wedlock in 1852 with Kaimling native Anna Messer, a daughter Barbara. A year later, the three of them immigrated to the United States, departing Hamburg and arriving in NYC on July 14, 1853 aboard the ship "Anna"^[2].

After settling in Buffalo, New York, Tobias and Anna had 6 more children:

1. John Baptist b. 1854
2. Martin b. 1856
3. Regina b. 1858 d. 1862
4. Joseph b. 1862
5. Louis John b. 1866 d. 1867
6. William b. 1866 d. 1866

Tobias passed away on 28 August 1903 in Buffalo. He was buried at the United German and French Cemetery in Cheektowaga^[3].

His death notice in the Buffalo Courier newspaper on 30 Aug 1903^[4]:

HILBURGER, Tobias, 84 years, No. 310 Herman Street, August 28th.

Research Notes

A Michael Hilburger and his brother Jacob immigrated with Tobias and his wife on the same ship in 1853^[5]; he was born in Leuchtenberg, near Kaimling, and was likely a distant cousin, but a common ancestor could not be found with surviving Catholic parish records. It is worth noting that Tobias' mother-in-law was from Leuchtenberg Parish, so his wife had family there.

A marriage record has not been found yet for Tobias and Anna. The Diocese of Regensburg archives did a search and turned up nothing. Anna is called "Anna Messer" on their immigration record, so perhaps they married in the United States, or maybe they never did.

He is sometimes called Matthias instead of Tobias on various records in both Kaimling and Buffalo records. But both his birth and death records call him Tobias. He had a brother Matthias who passed away young and may have used that as an alias. Some U.S. records also list him as Thomas.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptism: Roggenstein Catholic church records, Diocese of Regensburg. Book No. 3, pg. 34. https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/regensburg/roggenstein/Roggenstein003/?pg=34 Tobias Hilburger, born 11 Aug 1819 Kaimling, baptized 12 Aug 1819 Roggenstein, son of Joseph Hilburger and Maria Waldhier, godfather Tobias Troppman, farmer of Kaimling.
2. ↑ Immigration: Castle Garden, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Tob. Hildburger, Farmer, age 32, arrived 14 Jul 1853 aboard ship Anna, born in Germany, paid by self, port of departure Hamburg, destination United States. http://www.castlegarden.org/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=3716123. Accessed 13 Jun 2022.
3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119594688/tobias-hilburger : accessed 07 March 2022), memorial page for Tobias Hilburger (11 Aug 1819–28 Aug 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119594688, citing United German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Craig Kanalley (contributor 50538105) .
4. ↑ Death Notice: Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York. Tobias Hilburger death notice. Sun, 30 Aug 1903. Pg. 27. https://newspapers.com.
5. ↑ Possible Relative Immigration: Castle Garden, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Michl. Hildburger, Farmer, age 20, arrived 14 Jul 1853 aboard ship Anna, born in Germany, paid by self, port of departure Hamburg, destination United States. http://www.castlegarden.org/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=3716122. Accessed 13 Jun 2022.